#14 famous people were born in Madisonville from 1890 to 2004
The best known is the American politician Estes Kefauver, with articles in 22 languages. The American judge Sue K. Hicks ranks second, ahead of EmiSunshine. Estes Kefauver, the best known, was born in 1903. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born in Madisonville
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3When Madisonville’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Madisonville is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Madisonville
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madisonville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Estes Kefauver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue K. Hicks: The New York Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- EmiSunshine: TTSmith2022, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons